Man accused of beating 25-year-old former English teacher to death in San Antonio-area

Ryan Stanush is currently facing a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Lt. Jeff Shook said his charges will be upgraded depending on the medical examiner's ruling on the death of the victim, Dorinda Ma.

Ryan Stanush is currently facing a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Lt. Jeff Shook said his charges will be upgraded depending on the medical examiner's ruling on the death of the

Ryan Stanush is currently facing a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Lt. Jeff Shook said his charges will be upgraded depending on the medical examiner's ruling on the death of the victim, Dorinda Ma.

Ryan Stanush is currently facing a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. Lt. Jeff Shook said his charges will be upgraded depending on the medical examiner's ruling on the death of the

Man accused of beating 25-year-old former English teacher to death in San Antonio-area

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Officials are awaiting a medical examiner's ruling to determine whether to upgrade charges against a man accused of beating his girlfriend so badly she was placed on life support and later died, Converse police officials said.

Ryan Stanush, 28, is currently facing a charge of aggravated assault causing serious bodily injury. He was booked into the Bexar County Jail Friday on a $100,000 bond.

According to Converse police, Stanush rushed Dorinda Ma, 25, into Northeast Baptist Hospital on Friday. She was not breathing and showed serious signs of trauma. Doctors placed her on life support, but just over two days later, she was taken off and died.

Stanush told investigators Ma's injuries were the result of "rough sex," but doctors said her injuries were not consistent with such an explanation, authorities said.

Converse police detectives interviewed him and later secured a warrant for his arrest.

According to Ma's LinkedIn profile, she was formerly an English teacher at Mercedes High School in the Rio Grande Valley with the Teach for America program. Daniel Trevino, the superintendent of Mercedes ISD, said she taught at the district for two-and-a-half years and resigned in November citing personal reasons.

"She was greatly loved and respected by her students and peers. There will be a tremendous void in the Mercedes High School staff as we struggle with this tragic news," he said.

Converse Police Lt. Jeff Shook said Ma was living in San Antonio at the time of the attack.

Her Facebook profile contains a photo of herself with Stanush. The caption reads "Boyfriend".